Obituaries

Obituaries for Southern Arkansas

Virgil Lee Golden

Virgil Lee Golden

Oct 16, 2009

Virgil Lee Golden, 85, of Kingsland, Arkansas died Friday, October 16, 2009 in Hampton, Arkansas. He was born March 17, 1924 in Kingsland. He was a retired master plumber, a Navy World War II veteran and a member of Kingsland Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, E.R. and Lucy Gates Golden; two brothers and...

Travis L. Smith

Travis L. Smith

Oct 14, 2009

Travis L. Smith, 78, of Hampton died Wednesday October 14, 2009 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas at El Dorado. Born July 23, 1931 at Smackover, he was a son of the late Clarence W. and Myrtice Elizabeth Thompson Smith. He was a retired painting contractor and an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents; three...

Winston Curtis Widner, Sr.

Winston Curtis Widner, Sr.

Oct 6, 2009

Winston Curtis Widner, Sr., 69 of Hampton, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at his home. He was born May 15, 1940 in Carthage, Missouri to Betty Hunt Widner and the late Curtis L. Widner. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Widner of Hampton, Arkansas; his mother, Betty Hunt Widner of Wichita, Kansas; his sons, Winston Widner, Jr. and Brent...

Florence Louise Williams

Florence Louise Williams

Oct 5, 2009

Florence Louise Williams, 76, of Hampton, died Monday October 5, 2009 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas. She was born in Blue Mountain, AR on September 30, 1933 to the late Fred Smith & Welda Keathley. Mrs. Williams was a retired Nurses Aid & a member of the Canaan Baptist Church in Harrell. She is survived by her husband,...

Lillian E. Bray

Lillian E. Bray

Oct 4, 2009

Lillian E. Bray, 89, of Bearden passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. She was born July 27, 1920 in Dallas County. She was a homemaker and a member of Bearden First Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Katie Yeager Moore, husband, Everett Bray; son, Bobby Bray and...

Irwin Harris Colvert

Irwin Harris Colvert

Oct 1, 2009

Irwin Harris Colvert, 71, of Thornton, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at his home. He was born May 17, 1938 in Camden. He was a salesman for Hol-N-One Donut in Fordyce and a member of First Baptist Church in Thornton. He served in the US Navy Reserve and was also Calhoun County Judge in 1978 and 1979. He was preceded...

Marvin E. Potter

Marvin E. Potter

Sep 27, 2009

Marvin E. Potter, 77, of Fordyce, died Sunday September 27, 2009 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Mr. Potter was born in Wagoner, OK on July 27, 1932 to the late Joseph Randolph & Ada Bell Haley Potter. He was a Baptist & a retired technician for Canteen Vending Service Company. Mr. Potter is survived by his wife...

Betty Bryant Lisemby

Betty Bryant Lisemby

Sep 27, 2009

Betty Bryant Lisemby, 83 of Fordyce, died Sunday, September 27, 2009. She was born September 8, 1926 in New Edinburg, Arkansas to the late Montie and Allie Tipton Bryant. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Elbert W. Lisemby of Fordyce; one son, Larry Lisemby and wife Anna of White Hall; two daughters, Pamela Simmons and husband Kerry...

J.C. Singleton

J.C. Singleton

Sep 22, 2009

Rev. J.C. Singleton, 79, of New Edinburg, AR, died Tuesday September 22, 2009 at the St. John's Nursing Home in Fordyce. Mr. Singleton was born in Perryville, AR on May 11, 1930 to the late Chester & Maudie French Singleton. He was a retired Southern Baptist Minister & Cotton Ginner. Mr. Singleton is survived by his two sons & daughters...

Doyle Howard

Doyle Howard

Sep 20, 2009

M. Doyle "Tex" Howard, 74, of Odessa, Texas died Sunday, September 20, 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born January 13, 1935 in Mena, Arkansas. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Ovel Howard and Bertha Brewer Howard. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Molly and Mark Cupp of...

Heather Nicole Herron Morales

Heather Nicole Herron Morales

Sep 20, 2009

Heather Nicole Herron Morales & her husband Eduardo, of Locust Bayou, died on Sunday September 20, 2009. Heather was born in El Dorado, AR on July 4, 1985. She was a 2003 graduate of Hampton High School, was a homemaker, & a Baptist. She is survived by her mother & step-father, Michael & Mary Moffett of Hampton, AR; two sons,...

Alaina Michelle Evans

Alaina Michelle Evans

Sep 19, 2009

Alaina Michelle Evans, of Kingsland, Arkansas, born August 31, 2009, died September 19, 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by a great grandfather, Marvin Cranford; great grandparents, Laci and Minnie Evans; and great grandmother, Patsy Lawrence. Survivors include her mother, Jessica Michelle Williams and father Charles Wayne Evans, both of Kingsland; grandmother, Bonnie Evans of Kingsland;...

Billy G. Gober

Billy G. Gober

Sep 18, 2009

Billy G. Gober, age 79, of Fordyce, died Friday, September 18, 2009 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. He was born April 3, 1930 in Monticello, AR. He served in the Korean War, and following discharge moved to Fordyce where he worked for the City of Fordyce as a police officer, chief of police, and as city street superintendent. He...

Kutrell Layne Chancellor

Kutrell Layne Chancellor

Sep 12, 2009

Kutrell Layne "Tater Tot" Chancellor, 19, of Kingsland, died Saturday September 12, 2009. Kutrell was born in Pine Bluff, AR on November 30, 1989. He is survived by his father, Therrell Wayne Chancellor of El Dorado, AR; his mother, Linda Charlene Pace-Stamper & her husband Gary of Kingsland, AR; two brothers, Timothy Shawn "Timmy" Sled of Warren, AR, Therrell Wayne...

Mary Gayle Childers

Mary Gayle Childers

Sep 11, 2009

Mary Gayle Clement-Childers, 49, of Fordyce, died Friday. She was born in Fordyce on January 20, 1960. Mrs. Childers was a teacher & a Baptist. She is survived by her mother, Magdalene Clement of Fordyce, AR, four sons, Will M. Childers of Hot Springs, AR, Jonathon W. Childers of Hot Springs, AR, Nicholas W. Childers of Camden, AR, Zakary H....

William D. Miller

William D. Miller

Sep 8, 2009

William Miller, 80, of Fordyce died Tuesday September 8, 2009 at St. John's Place in Fordyce. Born November 29, 1928 at Ellisville, he was a son of the late Perry David and Natalie Miller. Mr. Miller was a truck driver and a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Korean War. He was preceded in death by two wives, Eddie Louise...

Tommy Lee Pitts

Tommy Lee Pitts

Sep 7, 2009

Tommy Lee Pitts, 60, of Hampton, died Monday September 7, 2009. Mr. Pitts was born in Ouachita County on February 2, 1949 to the late James & Claudia Tanner Pitts. He was a retired truck driver, & a member of the Christadelphian Ecclesia Church. Mr. Pitts was the Fire Chief of the Tinsman Volunteer Fire Department, & honorably & faithfully...

Jerrell Wilson Parkman

Jerrell Wilson Parkman

Sep 7, 2009

Jerrell Wilson Parkman, 76, of New Edinburg died Monday, September 07, 2009 at his home. He was born January 27, 1933 in New Edinburg. He was a retired logger and a member of New Edinburg Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Olaf and Rotchie Pierce Parkman. He is survived by his wife Clara Parkman of New...

Curtis Edward Huddleston

Curtis Edward Huddleston

Sep 6, 2009

Curtis Edward Huddleston, 68 of New Edinburg, died Sunday, September 6, 2009 at his home. He was born October 11, 1940 in New Edinburg to the late Maurice Edward and Rachel Trammell Huddleston. He is survived by his son, Curtis E. Huddleston, Jr. of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two daughters, Dana Lynn Kirk and Judy Ann Huddleston both of Jacks Creek,...

Benjamin Harlan Welch, Jr.

Benjamin Harlan Welch, Jr.

Sep 5, 2009

Benjamin Harlan "Poncho" Welch, 69 of Hampton died Saturday September 5, 2009 at his home. Born November 21, 1939 in Murray County, GA, he was a son of the late Benjamin Harlan Welch, Sr. and Annie Jo Watts Dunn. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Lee Welch. He is survived by his wife, Joann Welch of Hampton;...

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